Call Handling
AI system that triages incoming migraine calls in real time, identifying red flags and urgent presentations, and immediately escalating to clinical staff or emergency guidance.
The AI screens for migraine-mimicking emergencies (thunderclap onset, meningeal signs, focal neurological deficits) and immediately directs patients to emergency care, ensuring urgent presentations receive prompt attention.
Acute migraine calls bypass routine queues and reach clinical staff immediately, ensuring severe exacerbations receive prompt assessment and treatment initiation.
Routine calls (refills, appointment requests, billing questions) are resolved by AI without clinical staff involvement, reserving clinician time for genuinely urgent or complex presentations.
Every call is recorded and documented with AI-generated summary, call timestamp, and triage decision, creating a clear audit trail for risk management and continuity of care.
Dual-track call routing
Acute migraine calls escalated to clinical triage in parallel with routine call handling, no queue backup
Red-flag screening
Trained to recognize migraine mimics and secondary headache warning signs for immediate emergency guidance
Structured clinical handoff
AI generates organized triage summary—patient demographics, symptom onset, severity, red flags—for seamless clinician review
Status migrainosus is continuous severe migraine lasting more than 72 hours. The AI asks about headache duration, ability to rest or take breaks, and repeated emergency care visits. It flags cases meeting status criteria for urgent clinical evaluation and possible hospitalization guidance.
The AI screens for stroke-like symptoms: sudden-onset severe headache, focal neurological deficits (weakness, numbness, vision loss, speech difficulty), and acute change from the patient's usual migraine pattern. Any concerning findings trigger immediate emergency guidance (911).
The AI assesses urgency immediately. If the presentation is concerning or the patient is in significant distress, it escalates to on-call nursing or clinician, or advises emergency care. Routine calls are logged for morning callback with priority status.
The AI operates 24/7. Calls after hours are answered, triaged, and either escalated to on-call staff or logged with urgent priority for first-thing-morning callback, depending on call severity.
The AI provides general migraine comfort guidance (rest, dark/quiet environment, hydration, ice/heat application) but does not recommend specific medications. It documents the call and ensures clinical staff can provide personalized medication guidance during follow-up.
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